hemant_rajput wrote:139. In no other historical sighting did Halley's Comet cause such a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.
(A) did its return in 1910-1911
(B) had its 1910-1911 return
(C) in its return of 1910-1911
(D) its return of 1910-1911 did
(E) its return in 1910-1911
A, B, D and E seem to compare what
Halley's Comet did to what
its return did or what
its return had.
Not the intended meaning: it is illogical to compare a COMET to ITS RETURN.
The intention here is to compare what Halley's Comet did IN one particular historical sighting --
IN its return of 1910-1911 -- to what Halley's comet did
IN other historical sightings.
Only
C makes the comparison crystal clear:
IN NO OTHER HISTORICAL SIGHTING did Halley's Comet cause such a worldwide sensation as [did Halley's Comet cause such a worldwide sensation] IN ITS RETURN OF 1910-1911.
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
The correct answer is
C.
The omission of words whose presence is understood is called ELLIPSIS.
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